Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Matnat Yad, on the topic of charity, by R. Daniel Terni (rabbi of Florence, author of Ikrei HaDat). Printed with: Machar Chodesh, by R. Moshe Chaim Rimini (prominent rabbi in Florence), Talmudic novellae, clarification of topics of sanctification of the month, tekufot and moladot, and refutations of some assertations in the book Mateh Dan (by R. David Nieto of London). Florence, [1794]. Only edition.
The volume opens with a general title page for both works. Separate title pages for each work.
A handwritten notation (in Rashi-Italian script) appears at the end of chapter 1 of Matnat Yad, which appears to be an addition by the author.
[3], 2-36 leaves; [3], 2-42, [1] leaf. Approx. 22 cm. Wide margins. High quality, light-colored paper. Very good condition. Minor stains. Original card binding.
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Tzemach David, lexicon of Hebrew and Aramaic roots, with explanations in Latin and Italian, by R. David min HaTapuchim (de Pomis), "physician and philosopher from Spoleto". Venice: Ioannem (Giovanni) de Gara, 1587. Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin and Italian.
The lexicon is arranged according to the Hebrew alphabet, in two columns. The right-hand column contains Hebrew words, whilst the left-hand column is comprised of "foreign words" (Aramaic, terms of the sages, etc.).
Ownership inscriptions in Italian script on title page, partially deleted in ink.
Censorship deletions on one leaf. Censors' signatures on title page and verso of final leaf.
5, [1], 5-62, 238 leaves. 29.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including many dampstains. Many leaves with traces of past dampness and mold stains. Wear. Minor worming. Minor marginal tears to title page, repaired with paper. Handwritten inscriptions. Leather binding, old and damaged.
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Kol Tehillah, songs in honor of the wedding of the groom Aharon son of Yom Tov Sanguinetti of Modena, with the bride Chiara daughter of Chizkiya Manoach Chaim Baraffael of Florence. Livorno: Avraham Yitzchak Castello and Eliezer Saadon, [1789].
Bound with another work in honor of the wedding: Per le Faustissime Nozze dell'illustre Signore Aron Sanguinetti di Modena con l'illustre Signora Chiara Baraffael di Firenze. Florence, 1789. Poems and sonnets in Italian.
Kol Tehillah was printed anonymously. Per le Faustissime Nozze was brought to print by Cesare Lampronti; possibly, he is the author of the poems.
20; 26 pp. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor wear. Loose gatherings. Original, worn, paper cover, with tears and damage.
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Manuscript – leaves from Sefer HaAruch, by R. Nathan ben Yechiel of Rome. [Italy, ca. 17th century?].
Eight leaves, in Italian cursive script (with initials in square letters). Small section of the work – entries "Ach" to "Antler" (manuscript lacking beginning). Several glosses.
[8] leaves. 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Wear and tears. Open tear to first leaf, slightly affecting text. Repaired with paper. Inscriptions. New binding.
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Handwritten leaf, removed from a "binding genizah" – Sifra, on the weekly portion of Bechukotai. Sephardic script, [ca. 13th/14th century].
An almost complete leaf (damaged, with some loss of text) – beginning of the midrash on Bechukotai.
[1] leaf. Approx. 30 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dark stains. Damage and open tears affecting text (mostly to margins). Worming affecting text.
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Fragments of parchment manuscript – Sefer HaEshkol, by R. Avraham ben Yitzchak of Narbonne. Semi-cursive Sephardic script, [ca. 13th century].
Sections of Hilchot Tzitzit and Hilchot Pidyon HaBen. Fragments of two double spreads – the bottom third of each spread (approx. ten last lines), damaged.
Sefer HaEshkol is an important early halachic work, written by R. Avraham ben Yitzchak (ca. 1080-1158), a leading Torah scholar in Provence, father-in-law of the Raavad Baal HaHasagot. He was a disciple of R. Yehuda ben Barzillai of Barcelona (a prominent Spanish Torah scholar). Sefer HaEshkol is quoted extensively in the books of the Rishonim and in later halachic literature.
[2] leaves. Size varies. Various degrees of damage due to use in binding.
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Manuscript leaf on parchment, fragment of an early prayer book, removed from a "binding genizah", bearing a unique, expanded version of the Baruch SheAmar blessing. [Yemen, 13th century].
Early Yemenite script. Supralinear vocalization.
This unique version of the Baruch SheAmar blessing does not appear in the extant Tiklal prayer books, however, it is similar in part to the early Persian version.
[1] parchment leaf (written on one side). 21 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Tears, holes and extensive worming, affecting text. Some of the text faded and is hardly legible.
Description based on a report (enclosed) by Mr. Shlomo Zucker, expert on Hebrew manuscripts.
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Fragment of a manuscript on parchment, Sefer Rossino on the Torah. Oriental script, [14th/15th century?].
Section of Sefer Rossino – commentary on the Torah by Rabbi Samuel of Rossino, a Torah scholar active in South Italy and the Byzantine Empire in the 11th and 12th centuries. The book survived in several early manuscripts and was first published only after some 850 years (Sefer Rushino, Jerusalem: Mossad HaRav Kook, 1977; edited by Rabbi Dr. Moshe Weiss).
R. Shmuel of Rossino was a leading Torah commentator, a contemporary of Rashi.
5 manuscript fragments. Size varies. Various degrees of damage. Part of the text is faded and illegible.
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Two manuscript parchment leaves, apparently from a "binding genizah" – Sefer Mitzvot Gadol (Smag). [Germany? ca. 14th century].
Ashkenazi square script. Some decorated letters (twice in the name Yaakov). Two columns per page.
Two leaves (four pages) from the section Negative Commandment 111.
[2] leaves (written on both sides). Approx. 24-25 cm. Fair condition. Stains and damage. Worming and open tears, affecting text.
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Collection of fragments of early manuscripts, with fragments of printed leaves, removed from a "binding genizah":
• Section of a composition on the 13 Principles of Jewish Faith. Oriental (Byzantine) script, [ca. 15th century]. [1] leaf.
• Sections of a commentary on Talmudic Aggadot, Tractate Pesachim (fol. 87). Oriental script, [ca. 15th century]. Including an essay on the subject of prophecy. Unknown author. [6] leaves.
• Section of the Radak commentary on Prophets, commentary to the Book of Yechezkel (3:12-4:3). Sephardic script, [ca. 15 century]. [1] leaf.
• Fragments of printed leaves removed from bindings. Including sections from the book Sodot Gedolim MiChachmei HaEmet, Constantinople, 1515 (first printing of the writings of Kabbalist R. Moshe de Leon); Five Books of the Torah, with Ladino translation, Constantinople, 1547; and more.
[9] handwritten leaf fragments + [5] printed leaf fragments. Size varies. Various degrees of damage due to use in binding.
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Letter handwritten and signed by R. Shem Tov son of R. Yitzchak Tzvi, rabbi of Sarai (Sarajevo, Bosnia), addressed to R. Avraham David son of R. Shmuel Shemayah Papo Rabbi of Ragusa. [Sarajevo, Nissan 1730].
The writer of this letter is R. Shem Tov Tzvi, whom according to Prof. Meir Benayahu was the grandson of the false Messiah Sabbatai Zevi. According to Benayahu, his father, R. Yitzchak Tzvi, was the son of Sabbatai Zevi, born to him after he converted to Islam and originally named Yishmael. He went to study in the yeshivot of Salonika, became a Torah scholar, and changed his name to Yitzchak. Both R. Yitzchak Tzvi and his son R. Shem Tov served as rabbis in Sarajevo, were known as halachic authorities and were held in high esteem by the rabbis of their region.
In the letter, R. Shem Tov Tzvi humbly apologizes to R. Avraham David Papo (it is not clear what led him to apologize, and it seems that he himself was unaware what caused R. Papo's anger). At the foot of the letter, R. Shem Tov Tzvi writes about the custom of buying an etrog from the communal fund, and describes what occurred the past Sukkot.
Recipient's address on verso, with the wax seal of R. "Shem Tov son of R. Yitzchak Tzvi".
[1] double leaf. 29 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Large open tears, affecting text. Folding marks and wear.
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Halachic responsum handwritten and signed by R. Chaim Moshe Amarillo, author of Devar Moshe and Halachah LeMoshe. [Constantinople? first half of the 18th century].
Brief responsum regarding a Torah scholar who was required to pay taxes upon relocating (the query is written at the top of the page). R. Chaim Moshe responds that it is clearly not fitting to demand taxes from a Torah scholar whose sole occupation is the study of Torah, and decrees that this should not be done. He concludes with a blessing for those who assist in supporting Torah study.
To the best of our knowledge, this responsum was never printed.
R. Chaim Moshe Amarillo (1696-1748) was a leading Torah scholar in Turkey. At the young age of 18, he already wrote Torah rulings. In the early 1740s, he was appointed rabbi of Constantinople, alongside his brother-in-law R. Yosef HaKohen ibn Ardut, and became a renowned posek and yeshiva dean.
[1] double leaf. 23 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and ink stains.
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